surgirConjugation
surgir means to arise.
Complete Conjugation Tables
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Subjunctive
Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive of surgir uses the 'j' spelling in all forms: surja, surjas, surja, surjamos, surjáis, surjan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive of surgir is regular, based on the 'surgieron' stem: surgiera, surgieras, surgiera...
Imperative
Imperative
The imperative of surgir is rarely used for people, but commonly used for ideas or things: surge, surja, surjamos.
Negative Imperative
The negative imperative of surgir always uses the 'j' spelling: no surjas, no surja, no surjan.
Indicative
Present
The present of surgir undergoes a spelling change in the 'yo' form (surjo) to keep the 'h' sound.
Preterite
The preterite of surgir is regular: surgí, surgiste, surgió, surgimos, surgisteis, surgieron.
Future
The future of surgir is regular: surgiré, surgirás, surgirá, surgiremos, surgiréis, surgirán.
Imperfect
The imperfect of surgir is regular: surgía, surgías, surgía, surgíamos, surgíais, surgían.
Conditional
The conditional of surgir is regular: surgiría, surgirías, surgiría, surgiríamos, surgiríais, surgirían.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does surgir mean in Spanish?
surgir means "to arise".
Is surgir a regular or irregular verb?
surgir is a spelling change -ir verb in Spanish.
How do you conjugate surgir in the present tense?
The present tense of surgir is: yo surjo, tú surges, él/ella/usted surge, nosotros surgimos, vosotros surgís, ellos/ellas/ustedes surgen.
How do you conjugate surgir in the preterite (past tense)?
The preterite of surgir is: yo surgí, tú surgiste, él/ella/usted surgió, nosotros surgimos, vosotros surgisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes surgieron.
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